Exam 9: Influencing the Political Environment

According to the textbook, in 2009, corporations are permitted by law to make direct contributions to political candidates for national and most state offices.

The greatest number of political action committees is represented by:

Loaning office personnel is a financial-incentive political strategy tool.

In many countries, the political environment has a select few participants.

Identify and describe four of the eight themes found in campaign financing reform abroad.

Companies have been permitted to contribute to political action committees since:

Sometimes businesspeople leave the private sector to take employment in government before returning to the corporate world.

Lobbyists, under U.S. law, must disclose their:

Economic leverage occurs when a business uses it economic power to:

The information strategy tool most used by business is:

Supporters of advocacy advertisements believe that they:

Which of the following group has seen the greatest revolving door activity?

Since 1998, the number of lobbyists has risen about:

Under U.S. law, lobbying activities must be disclosed publicly.

One of the most effective organizations promoting direct communications between business and policymakers is:

Most scholars agree that business must participate in politics.

Which of the following is not a constituency-building strategy tool?

A corporate political strategy does not:

Public policies and government regulations are shaped by:

Two or more participants joining together to act in concert in the political process is called: